Happy Father's Day..40% off all my designs,freebie,Kindergarten Graduate

In honor of those the great guys in our lives I am having a 40% off sale on all my designs.  Click here to visit   my store.  Before you leave check out some of the amazing stuff my design team has done and there is a freebie too.   I have a few of Tyler's graduation photos at the end of this post.

As promised here is the amazing card CDT member Lisa created using my newest file Card Base 2.  Talent runs in the family as Lisa's Mom sent her this beautiful glittery butterfly.  Lisa added a flourish stamp, sentiment, a flower, and a few gems to create this stunning card in no time.  Click words below if you want to purchase this card base and make some quick cards of your own. 

Card Base 2

Next up we have some wonderful digi layouts by CDT Aussie Caz.  She created wonderful pages using my newest digital kit Wedding Bliss. 

I like how Caz flip the patterned paper to make an interesting patten in the middle.  Caz also used my silver charms on this fab layout. 

Caz did another layout of her great family using my kit.  The layered border she used at the bottom is one of my favorite elements from the kit.  I like how Caz titled the champagne glasses....I'm a linear kind of gal and sometimes forget that things look better angled. 

I have one more item to share with you using the Wedding Bliss Kit.   It's a card that uses the digital version of the card base coming soon to the store.

If you'd like to purchase any of the items used in the digital projects please click on the words below.  Keep checking back for the digi card template 2 as it should be in the store soon.  Oh and remember this kit can work for more than weddings too as there are many flowers and ribbons that would work great for non-wedding projects.

Wedding Bliss

Silver Charms

 

In today's busy life we are all about quickly doing scrapbooking pages.  Digital scrapbooking is definitely a quicker way to scrapbook.  Caz has made things even quicker for you though by providing you with a quick page you can just drop your photos into and have a splendid page in literally minutes.  Wasn't that nice of her to save you sooo much time. 

Click here to download the quick page and be sure to leave Caz some love either in my chat box to the right or in the comments to this post. 

Okay so now I promised to share with you some photos of Tyler's Kindergarten graduation.  I'm afraid I don't have many good ones as the lighting was poor and I was crying a lot!  Tyler's teacher is leaving the school district and Tyler loves her soo much so he is quite sad she is leaving.  We were sooo lucky to have a great teacher like her teach Tyler his very important first year.

Tyler wanted me to show you all the pot only so thus the picture above.  I tied my hands and let him do most of the work.  He used my Lollipop Boquet file so I had to cut that for him but everything else he did himself.  The tag says "I love you bunches". 

Okay it's getting super late!  I am watching another child today and they all want chocolate chip pancakes or waffles so I'd better go feed them!  Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by.

Shelly

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Technique Tuesdays??? Adding Color to Embossing and a Freebie

Hello!  I do hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas and New Year breaks.  I also hope the work week wasn't too tough to come back too!  I know it's Wednesday and I'm just now posting my technique.  Oh well better late than never is the motto I'm following! 

Okay now on the the technique.  I just think Jennifer McGuire is one of the most talented people on this little planet we live on.  I marvel at how she has such a knack for knowing the perfect placement of embellishments and what textures and shapes to combine to create fabulous paper crafting projects.  Well I could go on and on about her but there is one video she did that captured my eye one day.  It is an older video but still a very good technique.  You can see the video on her blog here.  She used a Cuttlebug embossing folder on white core cardstock sanded the embossed part to reveal the white then used markers to color the embossed dots.  So simple yet so effective I just had to try it!  So see my examples below.

This card is based on a sketch by Di Hickman.  I am featuring it on my sketch challenge I host on the Paperthreads forum.  It's not too late to sign up.  You get a free file from me just for signing up and if you submit a card to the gallery by the end of  Jan you get a chance to win another great file.   Click here if you are interested.   Note: you do have to register but it's FREE!

I used my 3-D butterflies file but replaced the body with grey gemstones and copper wire antennae.  Click below to see the file in my store.  I used my Copic markers to color the dots in three colors randomly.  You could use just about any type of marker though.  I know you are thinking this will take forever to do.  It goes quite fast as all you need a quick dab or two of the brush tip and it's colored.  When you are done it looks almost as if your card is illuminated with tons of tiny dots of light!  I would love to try it with the Copic Glitter Makers.

I had so much fun with that I just had to try embossing, sanding and coloring some more.  So this time I decided to do a Valentine and get a head start on that holiday!

This is based on a sketch by Mojo Mondays.  I used the floral fantasy Cuttlebug embossing folder along with white core burgundy cardstock.  I used just two colors of Copic markers...and left some images uncolored.   I love how some of the burgundy cardstock still shows through the colored images.  Makes the hot pink pop without being too overbearing and almost makes the paper look like I bought it that way!  All the other embellishments were cut from the ivory cardstock I also used as my cardbase.  I simply used the markers same markers to color them to match my background.  The gold hearts were embossed using my turning paper into metal technique found here.  The picture just does not do it justice..this technique is best seen in person for sure!  I used my Valentine Set available only in my quarterly membership.  There are still a few days to purchase it so don't miss out...click on the preview below.  (Oh and if you want to see all the files I have in membership so far check out the pink camera slideshow to the right).

I almost forgot.  The cute little bow was made using Michelle's wonderful bow template.  Click here to see how to make your own. 

I had a thought that you could do so much more with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder.  As you can see below instead of coloring randomly I colored in diagonal lines.   I can also see this done in diamonds, zig zags, chevrons...you could even do shapes like an arrow to point to something on a layout or card.   Yep...I'll be seeing colored dots in my sleep!  LOL!  Oh and sorry about the poor photo but I think you can still get the idea!

My CDT has been busy too.  Let me share with you a few things they did.

Check out this awesome calendar page created by Sandra.  She used my Monogram Birthday file available through my quarterly membership.  You can see the file in the pink camera slideshow  to the right.

Brett Robinson has been busy too making this adorable card using my Clothes Line Baby Boy Card file.

I'd also like to show you the newest file added to my membership.  It is a stencil designed to decorate the inside of a greeting card. 

The entire stencil will fit inside of a standard 5 x 6.5 inch card but you may be able to use just the greeting on an A2 card depending on which orientation you use.

In my example I sprayed a little temporary adhesive on the stencil. Then I used Michelle's wonderful air brushing technique done with Copic markers to color the stencil in purple and pink colors. (This looks much better, softer in person....I so want the Copic airbrush system now!) You can use glimmer mist, ink, chalks or whatever you'd like to color your stencil.

Click here if you'd like to purchase my membership so you can download this stencil file.  The membership will be removed from the store soon but I will continue to upload file and you will be able to download them until the end of  Jan. 

Okay now on to your freebie!  As a thank you for stopping by and letting me share a fabulous technique by Jennifer with you I'd like to give you a parting gift.  It is the love title with mat I used on my card.  It is small since I had to fit it into that little space but you can definitely resize it larger if need be.  The zip contains AI, WPC, GSD, KNK, and SVG formats.  My TOU still applies.  I ask that you do not share this file but send them to my blog to download it themselves.  This file will only be available for 24 hours then poof the link disappears! Click on preview to download. 

Happy 2010!
Shelly

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Frugal Fridays: True Love Kit Just $1.00

It's Friday and that means It's time for another Frugal Friday deal of the week. For today only 11/20/2009 my true love kit will be available for $1.00. The sale will expire at midnight CST so hurry and cash in on this great deal! It really is a great file....the scallop rectangle mats a 4 x 6 photo perfectly! Switch up the colors and the paisley goes with just about any layout. I can definitely see it in reds and greens or metallic colors for holiday cards. Click on the preview to purchase or here.



Speaking of Christmas I'd like to share with you some fun and festive Christmas cards a very talented member of CDT named Lisa created. She used my notebook edge: shaped notes file. It is only available by purchasing my membership.



And....look she didn't stop there...two more cards posted below!



I just love all the little touches Lisa adds like the buttons and ribbon. Here is what Lisa had to say about her splendid cards...."The label is a modified version of Laury's file from last months card challenge. The border strip on this card is the negative image of the edge of one of the notes. Other elements are punches or my own KNK files."

Below you can see the actual file you get when you purchase the membership. Click here to purchase. You do get the flower and swirl too.



I'd also like to share with you the most recent file added to my membership. It's rather whimsical. Look closely at Mr. Tom...he is a very tricky bird! He is hiding the pumpkin pie behind his back. He is stating that if you are going to eat his friends then you don't get any pie! LOL! Corny I know but I thought it was nice twist to this box. You can just cut the front body twice or just have the wings hold a name tag or something instead of being corny like me! You can only get this file by purchasing my membership. Click here to purchase or in the Ad at the bottom of this post.



Another wonderful member of my CDT, Elizabeth helped me cut this at my house this past weekend. I love how it turned out and will be giving these as teacher gifts next week!


I'll be busy celebrating two birthdays this weekend hubby's and my son's! I hope you all have fun too! Thanks for stopping by!

Shelly

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Cupcakes, spiders, and pinwheels!

Hello!
Fall has officially started in my neck of the woods but we've had 80 degree weather with much humidity the past couple days. I'm eager to clean up the flower beds and plant some mums. They are calling for rain so we shall see. At least I should be able to get the inside house looking Fallish! We had a whole bunch of gourds pop up all over our garden and compost pile so I'm looking forward to using those!

Just wanted to share with you some amazing things people have made with my cupcake card file. You guys just amaze me with all your talent! I'm so glad you like my files and I love seeing them in action. I'm always on the look out for creative ways to use my files so please e-mail me (shellysart@verizon.net) anything you make and I'll publish it on my blog for all to see.

First up Sue seems to like to hog my blog at times. Today is no different! LOL! Just take a look at the great layout she used my cupcake card on. How brilliant it was to use the card base as a journaling spot. It's the perfect way to embellish the page and still have room for the important stories. I also like how she used brads for sprinkles.



She also used my folded photo corners file. Click on the previews below to purchase the files Sue used in this fab layout.





Sue also thought to use just the flowers of the cupcake card file for one of my card sketch challenges. Isn't it great! I just love the glitter center. I need to find some of the black color!




Sue wasn't the only one enjoying my cupcake. Deb took the card to a new creative level by cutting the cupcakes smaller and attaching 3 of them to this interative card. I love the cuttlebug embossing plates she used. Aren't those tiny confetti hearts just adorable. Look closely you'll see she added sentiments to each cupcake.Deb also used my I Love You Card file for the border. Click below to purchase.





I also have put a few new Halloween themed files in the store just in time for you to start getting ready for Halloween. Check them out below. I am especially tickled with the way the spider box turned out. Oh and I'd like to give credit to Elizabeth Charleton for cutting the marvelous pinwheel for me.






Here's a sneak peak of a file coming soon to my store. Update: This file is now in the store! Click on the link below to purchase it.



Gotta go meet hubby for lunch. 2 year old daughter wants Chinese! I like how she thinks! Yummy! Have a great weekend!

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